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Browning Auto-5 helped shape the future of the firearm industry

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Growing up in northwest Ohio, I looked at what the adult hunters carried, often it said something about how serious they were. If you had the means, or if you simply lived to hunt, somehow you would find a way to buy one.
Not just any shotgun, a “Recoil Operated Firearm.” That is how it was described on the patent application. The common names reflected the era and geographic location you were in: Browning, Automatic Five, Auto-5, A5, or Humpback.

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Fine tune your straight-walled cartridges for better accuracy this deer season

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My confidence in handloading straight-walled cartridges does not shield me from the occasions when I expect results sooner. If load development is slow in coming together, my mind reaches for reasons why.
Some recent trials and tribulations are a prime example.

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Try these outside-the-box deer hunting maneuvers

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Rustling leaves can be deceiving, another squirrel. A stick snapping signals something much heavier. The rhythm in the leaves causes my heart to pound from adrenalin. It has to be a deer approaching. Clutching the nock to the string, my fingers bounce with the heartbeat.
Few things in my life have been like it. The thrill never goes away. I am not alone, the yearning for opening day. We get better at it, being in the right place at the right time.

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In early fall, find the weed mats and fish them for a mixed bag of species

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Water Lotus in full bloom is not only a sight to behold, you may find opportunities to catch fish under and around it. Plant beds provide shade and cooler temperatures, an abundant source of dissolved oxygen, and endless places to find prey such as crayfish, leeches, insect larvae, and small fish.

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Sub-gauges for upland game? Here’s what to consider

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Sub-gauges, are they viable choices for upland game or just a commercial gimmick? Using one has become more of a reality with advances in powder, shot, wads, and loading techniques.
Concerted efforts have increased the odds for the smaller gauges. Each one, the 20-, the 28-, and even the .410 bore, can be effective, within limits.

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September bluegills can be a tasty challenge

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Bluegills can be pushovers in May when it is easy to find the willing biters. You may have to work to find them in September, however. The challenge starts with the water.
Each year is different. The water stayed close to summer pool in 2025, higher than I am used to seeing. I have been catching them in the smaller bay areas, the places often left dry or at best barely covered with water at bath temperatures. Nobody is home, except maybe a carp or two.

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Patience is a virtue in the squirrel game

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Come September, I wanted to go hunting more than anything else. Getting a license at age 10, I hunted every week. Squirrel season opened first, and lasted until the other big event in my young life, opening day of rabbit and pheasant season.
Squirrels were scarce within walking distance of the house. No problem, I headed out with my prized possession, a decrepit $2 yard sale .22.

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Want more doves? Here’s what to focus on

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Dove hunting is something to try at least once. Not to see how good you are at wing shooting, but rather to experience the heritage of hunting as it began for so many of us, the once practical yet enriched means to put fresh meat on the table with family and friends.
If you have not gone bird hunting in a while, now is your chance.

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Catching flatheads — the venerable king of the catfish

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Common folklore says you can only catch flathead catfish on live bait. True, flatheads love live bait, but many are caught on cut bait and artificial lures.
Another tale is you must fish at night. Good advice, too, flatheads start hunting prey at night, as do the other catfish species. During the day, though, if you bop one in the head with a tasty offering, chances are in your favor, you are going to get bit. A predator is a predator, after all.

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